Home
Science
Science News
ESA Says Expects Strong NASA Support After Mars Mission Suspended Due to Ukraine War

ESA Says Expects Strong NASA Support After Mars Mission Suspended Due to Ukraine War

ESA said in March that it was suspending cooperation with Russia's Roscosmos space agency on their joint ExoMars rover mission.

By ANI | Updated: 22 June 2022 16:24 IST

ESA Says Expects Strong NASA Support After Mars Mission Suspended Due to Ukraine War

In March, ESA had suspended cooperation with Roscosmos on the ExoMars rover mission

Highlights

ESA suspended cooperation with Russia following Ukraine’s invasion
ESA is reportedly in talks with NASA over the possible support
The European Space Agency said in June it had held talks with Roscosmos

The European Space Agency (ESA) said on Wednesday that it expects strong support from its US counterpart NASA after the European agency's plans to cooperate with Russia on a Mars research mission were suspended due to the Ukraine war.

ESA said in March that it was suspending cooperation with Russia's Roscosmos space agency on their joint ExoMars rover mission to search for signs of life on the surface of Mars in the wake of the Ukraine war and sanctions imposed on Moscow.

ESA said in June it had held talks with Roscosmos but gave no indication of the outcome.

[Sponsored] Samsung Galaxy S24: The Ultimate Camera Phone With Smarter On-Device AI

"Administrator Bill Nelson has given us a clear message: NASA wants to help Europe in this situation," ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher told journalists at a news conference at the ILA Berlin Air Show trade fair.

Here's What the Bennu Asteroid Uses as 'Body Armour' Against Meteoroids

He added that ESA talks with NASA over the possible support would be finalised in the coming weeks.

What is the best value flagship smartphone? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.